Tailor-made Tours

A Japan Tour made just for you

In addition to our scheduled tours, we also offer itineraries tailored exactly according to your requirements. Working together, we can help design your dream holiday to suit your budget, the time of year you prefer to travel, your chosen hotel type or your particular interests. Whether you prefer to self-guide, would like to visit a particular area or are interested in something specific like Japanese gardens, traditional activities or sumo, we can arrange a tour just for you. We would be happy to discuss your requirements and make a detailed printed quote.

Our tailor made itineraries can be designed to include as much or as little support as you need. You may be interested in our services if you haven’t travelled in Asia before, are travelling with young children, or just prefer to be looked after! We offer the following special features to help you settle in more easily.

Airport Meeting Service

We meet you from your flight and escort you to your hotel so you can relax as soon as you land. How you get there is up to you – a private transfer or escorted on the Limousine Bus or Airport Express train

Orientation Service

We ease you into Japanese life, taking you through the following:

Converting your rail pass and booking train tickets for your journey which can only be done once you arrive in Japan

Visiting a restaurant and understanding the menu

We will also advise on Japanese cuisine and basic dining etiquette

Changing money or travellers cheques

Making national and international phone calls

Advising on any special requirements such as travelling with small children

Learning basic phrases – good morning, thank you, excuse me, etc

Review of Personalised Tour Information

24 Hour Assistance

Whatever your needs – from general advice on sightseeing to assistance in an emergency – you can use our Japan office contact numbers for 24 hour help and advice.

Guide Services

We are able to arrange the very best professional local guides to show you around, allowing you to really make the most of your time.

Prices

The cost of tailor made itineraries vary according to your choice of airline, season, hotel or ryokan grade. We can design a tour according to your budget or give you an immediate indication of approximate costs.

Personalised Tour Information

As part of your tailor made tour information we provide hotel guides, train schedules and location guides. The hotel guides include photos, facility details, access information and maps. The train schedule tells you about each journey you will do including travel times, frequency of trains and the cost. The location guides include detailed sightseeing information with recommended routes and itineraries.

Quote

This is normally presented as a suggested itinerary, with a map and different price levels, according to the level of accommodation.

Detailed Itinerary

This is a full itinerary with detailed descriptions of the main attractions in each location you’ll visit during your tour.

Hotel Guides

Each hotel or ryokan in your itinerary will be presented with several images, location map and general information, including the address in Japanese.

Tailored train timetable

For each journey within the itinerary, we describe the route, where you will need to change, travel times and train frequency.

General Advice

We also include several pages of useful information about visiting Japan.